Ogletree Deakins Nets Cooley Employment Ace For NY Office

Law360, New York (March 11, 2014, 1:42 PM EDT) -- Management-side employment titan Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has deepened its New York City bench with the addition of a former Cooley LLP employment litigator and counselor with experience in the retail and media services sectors, the firm announced Monday.

Coming aboard as Ogletree Deakins' newest shareholder is Michael R. Marra, who spent nearly two years as special counsel at Cooley. Marra told Law360 that he made the move because the firm's high profile and extensive resources would benefit both him and his client...